Et Tu, Brett?

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The original Latin phrase Et Tu, Brute? meaning "even you, Brutus?" included in William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, where it is spoken by the Roman dictator Julius Caesar to his friend Marcus Junius Brutus at the moment of Caesar's assassination.

A sexual-misconduct allegation against SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh increases tensions among Democrats in Congress.
Fast forward today. Is this a political assassination, or perhaps a self-inflicted wound? A sexual assault allegation has surfaced this way. “I thought he might inadvertently kill me. He was trying to attack me and remove my clothing.” A sexual assault allegation against Brett Kavanaugh has shaken his Supreme Court nomination. The accuser, a California professor, stepped forward Sunday to say a drunken Kavanaugh attacked her while they both were in high school. However, Kavanaugh calls accusation of sexual assault 'completely false,' says he will 'refute' before Senate Judiciary. panel.https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/california-professor-writ…

Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer reported on her story last week. https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/a-sexual-misconduct-allegation…

By day’s end, on Sunday some Senate Republicans said a vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination, scheduled for this week, should now be delayed pending further investigations. Flake opposes a quick vote on Kavanaugh, putting confirmation in doubt https://politi.co/2D0shDd

Now, unmistakable echoes of Anita Hill https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/16/politics/brett-kavanaugh-christine-blase…

Delay the vote, for the nominee’s sake and the sake of the court https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/16/opinion/christine-blasey-ford-kavana…

Is our system is too broken to assess the assault claim? https://amp.slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/09/brett-kavanaugh-assault…

A fight over women’s rights becomes a fight over a woman’s right https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/09/kavanaugh/570406/

This is a serious charge but will it be enough to disqualify the SCOTUS nominee? https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/09/brett-kavanaugh-allegations-seri…

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